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1
The ability to think faster as we get older is due to
A)canalization.
B)myelination.
C)proximadistal patterns.
D)meitosis.
2
Carly is in the first grade and is developing skills for handwriting, coloring, and manipulating small objects like shoelaces and zippers. These activities are examples of
A)gross motor skills.
B)fine motor skills.
C)minute skills.
D)operant skills.
3
Raymond is learning to jump and kick. These skills demonstrate
A)gross motor skills.
B)fine motor skills.
C)minute skills.
D)operant skills.
4
Seth has just stated to pick up his Cheerios using one finger and his thumb. This skill demonstrates
A)gross motor skills.
B)fine motor skills.
C)minute skills.
D)operant skills.
5
By the age of five years, you would expect a child to be able to
A)balance on one foot, catch a large ball, and dress and undress with minimal help.
B)climb stairs alternating feet, copy a circle, and scribble.
C)color within the lines.
D)ride a tricycle, jump rope, and jump from an object with two feet.
6
By the age of two years, you would expect a child to be able to
A)balance on one foot, catch a large ball, and dress and undress with minimal help.
B)climb stairs alternating feet, copy a circle, and scribble.
C)run, turn a page in a book, scribble, jump using both feet.
D)ride a tricycle, jump rope, and jump from an object with two feet.
7
Piaget's second stage is
A)preoperational.
B)concrete operations.
C)formal operations.
D)sensorimotor.
8
The belief that inanimate objects have thoughts and feelings is
A)animism.
B)deferred imitation.
C)symbolic play.
D)reversibility.
9
Playing cops & robbers is a good example of
A)animism.
B)deferred imitation.
C)symbolic play.
D)reversibility.
10
Brian hears his mom talking on the phone. She says, "Goodness gracious!" A week later, he is talking and when exasperated, he says, "Goodness gracious!" Piaget would argue this demonstrates
A)animism.
B)deferred imitation.
C)symbolic play.
D)reversibility.
11
Hannah, an 18 month old, is on a play date with Madison, a 24 month old. Madison throws a temper tantrum because she doesn't get a toy she wants to play with. A week later, for the first time, Hannah throws a temper tantrum in a department store because she doesn't get a toy she wants. Piaget would argue this demonstrates
A)animism.
B)deferred imitation.
C)symbolic play.
D)reversibility.
12
Isabella meets Emma, who is short with grey hair. She also sees Ethan, a tall male with acne and a gangly frame. Isabella mistakenly says that the male is older because he is taller. This demonstrates
A)centration.
B)conservation.
C)classification.
D)egocentrism.
13
Focusing on one field of information and ignoring others is what Piaget called
A)centration.
B)conservation.
C)classification.
D)egocentrism.
14
Children often have difficulty understanding that an object retains certain properties no matter how its form changes. Piaget called this
A)centration.
B)conservation.
C)classification.
D)egocentrism.
15
Children have difficulty understanding that subclasses can be part of a larger class. Piaget called this
A)centration.
B)conservation.
C)classification.
D)egocentrism.
16
Alex sees two rows of Oreos lying on the table. At first, they are lined up equally. Then his mom takes one cookie away from the bottom row. She spreads the row out. Now, the bottom row has three Oreos that are spread out, while the top row has four cookies that are close together. When asked which row he would like to eat, 4-year-old Quinn chooses the bottom row, even though it has fewer cookies. Piaget would say this demonstrates a lack of
A)centration.
B)conservation.
C)classification.
D)egocentrism.
17
Delaney's mom winced in pain after stubbing her toe on a toy. Delaney runs to her toy box, grabs her favorite teddy bear, and brings it to her mom. She says that it will, "help Mama feel better." Piaget would say this demonstrates
A)centration.
B)conservation.
C)classification.
D)egocentrism.
18
Ramona watches a researcher put a cat mask on a dog. When the researcher questions her, Ramona says that the dog is now a cat. Piaget would say this demonstrates a lack of
A)centration.
B)reversibility.
C)classification.
D)egocentrism.
19
Valerie is playing with her younger brother, Alfie. She puts him in a dress. She then tells her mom that Alfie is now a girl because he looks like a girl. Piaget would say this demonstrates a lack of
A)centration.
B)reversibility.
C)classification.
D)egocentrism.
20
Naomi understands that 3 + 5 is 5. But she doesn't understand that 2 + 3 is also 5. Piaget would say this demonstrates a lack of
A)centration.
B)reversibility.
C)classification.
D)egocentrism.
21
Piaget and Vygotsky are in accord in which of the following assumptions?
A)Development occurs out of active interaction between the child and the environment.
B)Social relationships have minimal effect on development.
C)Parents, teachers and peers are important for learning.
D)Children need minimal interaction with others.
22
Mrs. Jacobson is aware of the range of ability Tristan has when he attempts to complete a task. She finds a balance between guiding him and letting him do things on his own. Vygotsky would argue this teaching method is ideal because it occurs in the
A)cognition acquisition device.
B)reversibility.
C)zone of proximal development.
D)mirror image effect.
23
Sergio walked into his exam today, saying information over and over and over again. He scribbled it down quickly the moment his exam was handed out. What kind of strategy is this?
A)rehearsal
B)method of loci
C)a visual mnemonic devise
D)organization
24
Focusing on what your professor is saying instead of listening to the person behind you requires
A)selective attention.
B)organization.
C)rehearsal.
D)retrieval.
25
Repeating target information allows children to hold onto information for as long as possible. This is called
A)selective attention.
B)organization.
C)rehearsal.
D)retrieval.
26
Discovering or imposing structure on a set of items to guide behavior is referred to as
A)selective attention.
B)organization.
C)rehearsal.
D)retrieval.
27
Understanding that the thinking of others may be different from one's own thinking is what developmental researchers call
A)theory of mind.
B)method of loci.
C)reversibility.
D)organization.
28
_____________ is a national program that aims to increase school readiness among children by providing educational, health, nutrition, social, and other services to both children and their families.
A)The Reggio Emilia System
B)Montessori
C)Head Start
D)Multiple Intelligences
29
Instead of using flashcards to teach animal names, teachers at a ________________ provide colorful plastic or wooden animal figures, a farm area to play in, or even take children on a field trip to a farm. These teachers believe that this is a more engaging learning strategy since children create their own meaning from the experiences.
A)Reggio Emilia center
B)Montessori school
C)Head start center
D)Multiple Intelligences program
30
Lucia goes to a school where she is presented with an array of natural materials. She creates sculptures and collages. The windows in the classroom let in ample natural light and give her glimpses of trees and sunshine outside. She can also see into other classrooms on the campus. She is most likely at what kind of school?
A)Reggio Emilia-inspired
B)Montessori
C)Head start center
D)Multiple Intelligences program
31
Parker goes to a school with low teacher-child ratio and specially trained teachers. The school has numerous resources and teachers recognize children's individual differences. The programs are designed to provide children with age-appropriate, enriching, enjoyable experiences. Most likely he is at a
A)Reggio Emilia-inspired school.
B)Montessori school.
C)Head start center.
D)Multiple Intelligences program.
32
Rules on how to put sounds together to form words are
A)phonology.
B)syntax.
C)semantics.
D)pragmatics.
33
Rules that describe how to interpret the meaning of words are
A)phonology.
B)syntax.
C)semantics.
D)pragmatics.
34
Rules that describe how language is used in social contexts are
A)phonology.
B)syntax.
C)semantics.
D)pragmatics.
35
Julius is at the pool with his mom. He sees an overweight lady in a black and white swimming suit get into the pool. He yells, "Look mommy, it's an Orca whale!" This demonstrates he lacks
A)phonology.
B)syntax.
C)semantics.
D)pragmatics.
36
Elena thinks that since her dog has four-legs, all four-legged animals are dogs. This demonstrates
A)overextensions.
B)expressiveness.
C)overregularization.
D)receptivity.
37
According to Baumrind, all of the following are kinds of parenting behavior EXCEPT:
A)authoritarian.
B)authoritative.
C)neglectful.
D)permissive.
38
Little Pietro doesn't want to follow the rules. His mom says, "Listen. You do it my way, or else!" This best captures which parenting style?
A)authoritative
B)permissive
C)authoritarian
D)neglectful
39
Most pediatricians recommend which method of discipline to parents of young children?
A)time-out
B)shaming
C)spanking
D)yelling
40
Current research posits that there are multiple factors to consider in the evaluation of day care. It is not simply a matter of good or bad quality. Which of the following must be taken into account?
A)nature of care
B)individual characteristics of the child
C)age at which a child begins care
D)all of these
41
High-quality day care may have a positive effect on children's ______ development.
A)self
B)intellectual
C)moral
D)aggression
42
_________ determines whether you are biologically male or female.
A)Gender identity
B)Gender stereotypes
C)Gender role
D)Sex
43
Culturally defined expectations about how females and males should act are
A)gender identities.
B)gender stereotypes.
C)gender roles.
D)biological sex.
44
Rigid beliefs about the characteristics associated with being male or female are called
A)gender identities.
B)gender stereotypes.
C)gender roles.
D)sex.
45
Victor believes that men should open doors for women and pay on dates. This illustrates his
A)gender identity,
B)gender stereotypes.
C)gender.
D)sex.
46
The suggestion that hormones cause gender differences in brain development is an example of which theory of gender development?
A)biological theory
B)social-learning theory
C)cognitive-development theory
D)gender-schema theory
47
The _______________ theory of gender development suggests that parents reinforce gender-role behaviors by choosing gender specific toys, urging "boy" or "girl" behavior, and by reinforcing this behavior.
A)biological
B)social learning
C)cognitive development
D)gender schema
48
The ______________ theory of gender development suggests that children form a network of mental associations about gender, which they use as a guide to interpret and store information about male and female before they've solidified any identity of their own.
A)biological
B)social learning
C)cognitive development
D)gender schema
49
Darren is 7 years old, and loves to pretend that he is a fireman. He takes the garden hose and squirts water into the kitchen window. This is an example of what kind of play?
A)unoccupied play
B)parallel play
C)associative play
D)solitary play
50
Laurel is sitting at the park on the bench, watching other kids play a game of kick ball. This is an example of what kind of play?
A)onlooker play
B)parallel play
C)associative play
D)solitary play
51
Gustavo and Hamza are on a play date. They are both sitting on the floor playing with blocks but they aren't really interacting with each other. This is an example of what kind of play?
A)unoccupied play
B)parallel play
C)associative play
D)solitary play
52
Kids playing a game of soccer are involved in what kind of play?
A)unoccupied play
B)parallel play
C)associative play
D)cooperative play





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